by Suzanne Sabin | Nov 7, 2025 | Renewable Energy Land Use
A report from the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) released in September provided an update on how utility-scale solar (USS) interacts with North Carolina’s agricultural landscape. North Carolina now hosts 773 USS installations with a combined...
by Suzanne Sabin | Oct 23, 2025 | Renewable Energy Land Use
The Carolinas’ landscapes are defined by forests, farms, and communities that shape the region’s culture, economy, and environment. While working lands and natural areas remain dominant, the states face growing challenges from rapid residential and urban development....
by Staff | Dec 17, 2024 | Renewable Energy Land Use, Utility Scale Solar
Shared from Coalition for Community Solar Access; the original source can be found here. “The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), America’s largest membership organization of state legislators dedicated to the principles of free markets and federalism,...
by Staff | Dec 5, 2024 | CCEBA Updates, Renewable Energy Land Use, Utility Scale Solar
Study estimates a fourfold increase in the annual economic impact of the solar industry by 2035 if solar production increases at the projected rates reported in the most recent IRPs filed by the state’s three primary utilities The cumulative economic impact of the...
by Staff | Jul 30, 2024 | Renewable Energy Land Use
This episode of the Squeaky Clean Energy Podcast features Tom Terrell—Fox Fothschild partner, land use and zoning expert, and the financial manager for his family’s cattle farm. In the episode, Terrell lends insight into the benefits that solar can bring...
by Staff | Feb 20, 2024 | Renewable Energy Land Use
The spread of misinformation about utility scale solar projects has been a growing challenge to the clean energy transition. Columbia University finished a study last year of clean energy pushback and found that disinformation is widespread. CCEBA sat down with Tom...
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